Otter Creek at Middlebury, VT
River level and flood forecast · Addison County
The river is 5.1 ft below flood stage (6.5 ft).
Forecast to rise to 3.2 ft Thu 8 AM, below the 6.5 ft flood stage.
Flow: 223 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 11:14 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
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Flood stages
| Flood stage | 6.5 ft |
| Action stage | 6 ft |
| Record crest (November 4, 1927) | 13.3 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 7 ftCreek Road and 3 Mile Bridge Road will flood. Water begins to threaten lower portions of businesses on Bakery Lane and a few homes on Seymour Street near the covered bridge.
- 6.5 ftLowland field flooding begins south of Middlebury especially in the Seeley District. Water begins to overflow onto Creek Road and 3 Mile Bridge Road.
Highest crests on record
- 13.3 ft — November 4, 1927
- 10.3 ft — March 21, 1936
- 8.73 ft — April 21, 1933
- 8.62 ft — April 7, 1960
- 8.17 ft — April 25, 1958
Recent crests: 7.48 ft (July 17, 2023) · 7.17 ft (April 21, 2019) · 6.83 ft (April 18, 2014) · 7.34 ft (September 2, 2011) · 5.38 ft (August 29, 2011)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamOtter Creek at Center Rutland, VT
- New Haven River at Brooksville, VT
- Lemon Fair River near Shoreham, VT, VT
- Little Otter Creek near Ferrisburgh, VT
- Little Otter Creek at Ferrisburg, VT
- Lewis Creek at North Ferrisburg, VT
- LaPlatte River at Shelburne Falls, VT
- Ayers Brook at Randolph, VT
- Boquet River above Willsboro, NY
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (MDBV1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.